diff --git a/app/assets/images/searching.gif b/app/assets/images/searching.gif
deleted file mode 100644
index b1451fd7d..000000000
Binary files a/app/assets/images/searching.gif and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/osm.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/osm.js.erb
index 352f5d48c..89f14caee 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/osm.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/osm.js.erb
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ OSM = {
   OPEN_NOTE_MARKER:        <%= image_path("open_note_marker.png").to_json %>,
   CLOSED_NOTE_MARKER:      <%= image_path("closed_note_marker.png").to_json %>,
 
-  SEARCHING:               <%= image_path("searching.gif").to_json %>,
-
   apiUrl: function (object) {
     var apiType = object.type === "note" ? "notes" : object.type;
     var url = "/api/" + OSM.API_VERSION + "/" + apiType + "/" + object.id;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/user.js b/app/assets/javascripts/user.js
index 8e4410fce..14da8f300 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/user.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/user.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
   $("input[name=legale]").change(function () {
     var url = $(this).data("url");
 
-    $("#contributorTerms").html("<img src='" + OSM.SEARCHING + "' />");
+    $("#contributorTerms").html("<div class='spinner-border' role='status'><span class='visually-hidden'>" + I18n.t("browse.start_rjs.loading") + "</span></div>");
     $("#contributorTerms").load(url);
   });